2007-01-25 07:27:55 · 29 answers · asked by Henry 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Oh HELL yes! More for a woman than a man, but it changes so fast and so much!
2007-01-25 07:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do think yes it does change your life. But not completely. Yes, most of your time is devoted to your children, but it is also not like you can never do anything ever again! It is easy to get caught up with a busy life of parenting so it is really important to make sure each parent take a little time out and have friends or hobbies etc. It does change your relationship with your spouse. You don't have the same amount of time with eachother as you used to. But you also gain a deeper love for that person after seeing them be a parent to your child. Having kids is wonderful, but important that you are ready for it too. For me it is what my life is all about and I couldn't imagine it any other way!
2007-01-25 18:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by crafty mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I just had my first child in November. I have to say my life did change, but not completely. I now have to wake up a couple times a night, change lots of diapers, and feed her a lot. I am more tired than I used to be and I sometimes get stressed out, but I get a babysitter on the weekend and go out with my husband. Nothing has changed with my husband and I except we have bonded even more. You also bond with your child. It is different. My baby is 2 months old now and if anyone ever hurt her, I would kill them. I feel like I need to protect her.
Sorry if I rambled on. I was just kind of telling you how I have changed emotionally and physically. Having a child does change your life...for the better.
2007-01-25 16:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by e_babe86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Henry. Oh yes! It changes your life completely. The better the father you are the more your life changes. They are not bad changes, but they are changes. If you are a good father, they will be the greatest things in the world as you watch this child grow.
2007-01-25 20:56:06 · answer #4 · answered by bonobo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YES, I remember what it was like before kids and it was fun but definatly lonely, I wouldn't change it for the world. My kids are still very young so the sleep deprivation is still there but that'll change with time. I enjoy being a mom,it's a great feeling knowing someone needs me and someone needs my reasurance. (I'm potty training my oldest, constant reasurance)
The only thing that takes work is the relationship with my husband because I have been either pregnant or nursing for the last 3 years. I just finished nursing at christmas time and we have made the finale decision to not have any more kids so theirfore i was able to go out for new years and have a drink (alcoholic drink - not in 3 years) it's was sooo much fun to be able to be just us again. and was even greater that we were able to come home to the babysiter and knowing the kids were safe and I can get back to being mom again. BUT for that one night I was just his wife!!! Now that I have that freedom back to be able to get a babysiter on occasion I find myself planning things ahead of time (for when we have the money to pay a babysitter) EX: we are going to the movies tonight, I'm sooo excited.
So YES it changed my life but in a wonderful way. I love my kids!
2007-01-25 15:58:01 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Instinct takes over and feelings change. We see life in a whole new prospective. It's like getting a fresh start through a childs eyes. Children are the little versions of us.
2007-01-25 16:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by Support Breast Cancer Research 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does change your life a lot but I don't think it changes completely. You can still do things you did before you had a kid but there is a lot of things you can't do anymore. The biggest change for me was taking care of another person, I've never had anyone depend on me for everything before so that was a big change.
2007-01-25 15:55:34 · answer #7 · answered by taco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! My life is full of so many wonderful things now that my children are here. I don't think I new what life was before them. I am a much happy and wiser person then I was.
Yet sometimes my life is really hard also. Free time is gone. My life is 24/7 devoted to raising my children.
2007-01-25 15:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by Debra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes. You can no longer do whatever you want. You are responsible for someone else from then on, and their basic needs come first. I still miss not being able to be out late cuz someone has to get to bed, and not being able to sleep til whenever I want on the weekend. Also, you can't just go somewhere on a spur of the moment, it's usually much more involved cuz you have other things to deal with when you have someone else to get ready and take with you.
2007-01-25 15:50:53 · answer #9 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having a child changes your outlook on life. I think the answer to this question depends on how you lived your life before and if you are willing to give up thing afterwards.
It should
2007-01-25 15:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by neicee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it does. I agree with it changed the woman more than the man because they are taking care of the baby more often. Everything you do, say and the way u act is totally differnt, even your outlook on life is different, and it makes you a totally differnt person, usually for the better.
2007-01-25 16:13:59 · answer #11 · answered by meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋